Hammer



March 1, 1932. STOWELL 1,847,278

HAMMER Filed July 26, 1930 INVENTOR. Austin L Jame Patented Mar. 1, 1932UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE AUSTIN L. STOWELL, or mew 3mm, commcrrcu'r.Assrenoa TO THE STANLEY woaxs, or m mum, commences, A. oonromrron orCONNECTICUT Application filed July 28,

This invention has to do generally with'the art of tools, and moreparticularly involves a novel type of hammer which is deslgned primarilyfor use in automobile repair work.

The curvature of the fenders and the body of automobiles, together withconditions as to the accessibility of the work, are factors now enteringinto repair and straightening operations, which very often preclude theuse of hammers now available to the public. This is because the presentday hammers are not designed to meet these varied conditions withsatisfactory results. Accordingly, this invention has in view, as itsprimal object, the provision of a hammer of distinctly novel desi whichis intended to be used in the stralghtenjng out of bent fenders, andwhich is of a structure adequate to meet the varied conditions as tocurvature and accessibility arms, each of which is formed with curvedimpact faces. This head is positioned obliquely with respect to thehandle, and the impact faces are reversely curved with respect to oneanother. As a result of this arrangement, one of the two arms willalways present a curved impact face which will meet the conditions ofuse to which it will be subjected, particularly those of curvature andaccessibility of the work. When the novel hammer hereof is used, amechanic will, at all times, be able to work with an impact face atproper angular relationship with respect to the handle, and which impactface will also present the desired curvature, due to the reverse curvein the head. The mechanic will be enabled to use the hammer around andbeneath the fenders where the wheels and design of the fenders veryoften interfere with repair operations of this nature.

Another important feature of the invention is the provision of a hammerof the type noted which is also capable of use as a dolly block infender repair work. A hammer provided in accordance with the foregoingpre- 1930. Serial No. 470,884.

.cepts is peculiarly adapted. to being held tion of which will beindicated in the ap-v pended claims.

For a full and more complete understanding of the invention, referencemay be had to the following description and accompany-- ing drawings,wherein:

igure 1 is a view in side elevation of a hammer head and a portion ofits handle, and which head embodies the improvements of this invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the head shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detailed perspective, taken from the top of the head, and

Figure 4 is a section through the head, taken about on the planerepresented by the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawings, a hammer made in accordance with thisinvention is shown as comprising a head A and a handle B. These partsare joined together by a connection including an opening 10 formed inthe head A intermediate the extremities thereof, and a reduced end 11 onthe handle B. The reduced end 11 fits in the opening 10 and wedges 12are driven therein to establish the permanency of this connectiomthisbeing conventional practice in this art.

The, hammer head A is preferably made from steel by drop forging, andcomprises two arms, 13 and 14, which are, so to speak, reversely curved.These arms are enlarged at their extremities, as indicated at 15 and 16to provide enlarged ends having curved im of the line, while the impactface at 16 falls on the other side. This is brought out in Figure 1.

The curved impact faces at 15 and 16 are reversely curved to provideimpact faces at different angular dispositions'with respect to thehandle B. This arrangement provides an impact face that will conform tothe curvature of the work under varied conditions, and this feature, incombination with the oblique disposition of the head, and reverse curveof the arms, insures of the effective operation of the hammer under allconditions of accessibility.

A hammer of the type provided hereby is known in the trade as a roughingout hammer, and when a mechanic is desirous of working on the underneathside of the outer edge of a fender with one made in accordance with thisinvention, he ma avail of the impact face at 15 for the e ective end ofthe hammer. The curve of the face, together with the oblique dispositionof the arm, insures ofrthe proper positioning and engagement oftheimpact face with the work, while is at an acute angle to the handle.while the other impact face is at an obtuse angle to said handle. i

2. A hammer of the character described comprising a handle, and a hammerhead mounted on the handle intermediate the ends of the head, said headhaving reversely curved arms on the ends thereof, the impact the curveof the arm provides for the free and easy swinging action necessary tothe effective use of the hammer. Now, if work is to be done on the inneredge of the fender, the mechanic will employ the impact face at 16 inthe manner above described. When the hammer is to be used as a dollyblock, it is held against the bottom side of the fender, with the properimpact face in position. The

.. other side of the fender is then hammered, to

widely different embodiments of this inventfon could be made withoutdeparting from the scope thereof, it is intended that all mattercontained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawingsshall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the language used in the followingclaims is intended to cover all of the generic and specific features ofthe invention herein described and all statements of the scope of theinvention which, as a matter of language, might be said to falltherebetween.

What is claimed is:

1. A roughing out hammer of the character described comprising a handleand a head disposed obliquely with respect to the handle on the plane ofthe axis of the handle, said head havin curved impact faces at each endthereof, sald impact faces being reversely curved so that one end ofsaid impact faces

